Free undamped vibration single DoF Rayleigh's Energy method to determine natural frequency: Application example: Find minimum length of mercury u-tube manometer tube so that f, of fluid column < 2 Hz. Determine Ua: 294 Tra Umax = potential energy of raised fluid column + potential energy of = Datuon depressed fluid column. — ting] oma Zbaised 2 depressed =( Ary) 3] Axy)*| (4 aad ae =Ayx? Azerosssectional area and y : specific weight of mercury Kinetic energy: T 1 (mass of mercury col) vel” {a} 2\g Free undamped vibration single DoF Rayleigh’s Energy method to determine natural frequency: Application example: Ifwe assume harmonic motion: 1)=X cos(2xf,t) where X is the max. displacement 1)=2nf,X sin( 27 f,t) where 27 f,X is the max. velocity Substituting for the maximum displacement and velocity: Umax =AYX? and 7, 25( Geyer? & Umax = Tmax 1 In on { 17 Minimum length of coumn: 1 ff 2g densne "IAN 1 120.221m1.21 Figure 1.77 shows a U-tube manometer open at both ends and containing a column of mereury of length ! and specific weight y. Considering a small displacement x of the manometer meniscus from its equilibrium position (or datum), determine the equivalent spring constant associated with the restoring force. Area, A FIGURE 1.77 U-tube manometer. 1.22 An oil drum of diameter d and mass 1 floats in a bath of sea water of density p,, as shown in Fig. 1.78. Considering a small displacement x of the oil drum from its static equilibrium position, determine the equivalent spring constant associated with the restoring force. -—a— Static 1 — equilibrium -7 T= = position